Cardiff keen for more after breaking transfer duck

Cardiff City head coach Brian Barry-Murphy won his first competitive game in charger of the Bluebirds against Peterborough United

Cardiff City head coach Brian Barry-Murphy is targeting further additions after the League One club made a belated first signing of the summer.

But the Bluebirds boss says he is prepared to be patient after accepting he has placed new demands on recruitment strategy.

Goalkeeper Nathan Trott became the first new arrival under Barry-Murphy when the 26-year-old completed his season-long loan from Copenhagen.

Former Manchester City academy coach Barry-Murphy – who said breaking the transfer duck was "a big relief" - is now keen for more, with a "ballpark figure" of three extra bodies between now and the transfer window closing.

But he warned: "I'm not going to use the word 'close' again – it's an ongoing process.

"I've put a lot of demands on the a lot of things in a short period of time so... there has to be an element of patience for myself to make sure we get the right people into the club at the right time."

As well as Trott's signing, Barry-Murphy gave the green light to a new contract for 23-year-old winger Ollie Tanner, with plans under way to tie down other young players.

"It's very important that we show the players here how valued they are, not just with words but with actions," said Barry-Murphy.

"Ollie has been outstanding in pre-season. The way he plays the game is very in tune with the way I see the game being played, so to see him commit to the club is really beneficial to me and I'm really grateful he feels can be part of the club moving forward.

"I made my feelings really clear on how much we value the players in the building and hopefully there will be others to follow Ollie's example."

'We mean business'

In terms of outgoings, chairman Mehmet Dalman has reiterated that there is no need to sell key senior players such as strikers Yousef Salech and Callum Robinson despite Cardiff's relegation from the Championship.

And Barry-Murphy added: "It [was] really reassuring. It gives a really aligned sign to both the inner workings of the dressing room and all that we mean business when we're looking at moving the club forward."

Having beaten Peterborough United 2-1 in their opening game under Barry-Murphy – and their first at League One level in 22 years – Cardiff travel to Port Vale on Thursday with captain Calum Chambers available again after suspension.

Former West Ham United goalkeeper Trott is in line to make his debut having already trained with his new team-mates. Defender Perry Ng and midfielder Alex Robertson remain injured.